LSU Physics and Astronomy
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Congrats to our 2026–2027 Medical Physics grad scholarship recipients! 🎉
Morgan Aire (Hogstrom)
Murtuza Taqi (Smith)
Joshua Jones (Smith)
Proud to honor Drs. Hogstrom & Smith and award two Smith scholarships this year! 🎓👏
Morgan Aire (Hogstrom)
Murtuza Taqi (Smith)
Joshua Jones (Smith)
Proud to honor Drs. Hogstrom & Smith and award two Smith scholarships this year! 🎓👏
June 4, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Congrats to our 2026–2027 Medical Physics grad scholarship recipients! 🎉
Morgan Aire (Hogstrom)
Murtuza Taqi (Smith)
Joshua Jones (Smith)
Proud to honor Drs. Hogstrom & Smith and award two Smith scholarships this year! 🎓👏
Morgan Aire (Hogstrom)
Murtuza Taqi (Smith)
Joshua Jones (Smith)
Proud to honor Drs. Hogstrom & Smith and award two Smith scholarships this year! 🎓👏
Before sunrise in Baton Rouge, Eric Borowski (LSU Physics & Astronomy) led a team that captured rare ground‑based images of NASA’s Artemis II spacecraft—nearly 75,000 miles from Earth. Science meets perseverance. 🚀🔭
🔗 www.lsu.edu/blog/2026/04...
🔗 www.lsu.edu/blog/2026/04...
Before Dawn in Baton Rouge, LSU Team Captures Space Images of Artemis II in Action
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April 10, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Before sunrise in Baton Rouge, Eric Borowski (LSU Physics & Astronomy) led a team that captured rare ground‑based images of NASA’s Artemis II spacecraft—nearly 75,000 miles from Earth. Science meets perseverance. 🚀🔭
🔗 www.lsu.edu/blog/2026/04...
🔗 www.lsu.edu/blog/2026/04...
Congrats to Prof. Mette Gaarde @lsuphysastro.bsky.social on being named an LSU Boyd Professor! 🎉 An internationally recognized leader in physics, she is also the Fall 2025 LSU College of Science Commencement Speaker. 🔗 bit.ly/4ajnVFB
March 16, 2026 at 2:12 PM
🚀 Join us Thursday, March 26 at 3:15 PM in Nicholson Hall 109 for “Quantum Printing,”
🎉 Arrive early! Enjoy refreshments at 2:45 PM in the Physics Library.
📣 Open to all students, faculty, and anyone curious about the future of quantum science. Come get inspired!
🎉 Arrive early! Enjoy refreshments at 2:45 PM in the Physics Library.
📣 Open to all students, faculty, and anyone curious about the future of quantum science. Come get inspired!
March 16, 2026 at 2:11 PM
🚀 Join us Thursday, March 26 at 3:15 PM in Nicholson Hall 109 for “Quantum Printing,”
🎉 Arrive early! Enjoy refreshments at 2:45 PM in the Physics Library.
📣 Open to all students, faculty, and anyone curious about the future of quantum science. Come get inspired!
🎉 Arrive early! Enjoy refreshments at 2:45 PM in the Physics Library.
📣 Open to all students, faculty, and anyone curious about the future of quantum science. Come get inspired!
Come explore the Waxing Gibbous Moon, Jupiter, and the Orion Nebula at our next sky‑watching event!
📅 Saturday, March 28
⏰ 8:30 PM
📍 Landolt Astronomical Observatory (on top of Nicholson Hall)
Bring your curiosity and enjoy an evening under the stars.✨
Everyone is welcome—don’t miss it!
📅 Saturday, March 28
⏰ 8:30 PM
📍 Landolt Astronomical Observatory (on top of Nicholson Hall)
Bring your curiosity and enjoy an evening under the stars.✨
Everyone is welcome—don’t miss it!
March 16, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Come explore the Waxing Gibbous Moon, Jupiter, and the Orion Nebula at our next sky‑watching event!
📅 Saturday, March 28
⏰ 8:30 PM
📍 Landolt Astronomical Observatory (on top of Nicholson Hall)
Bring your curiosity and enjoy an evening under the stars.✨
Everyone is welcome—don’t miss it!
📅 Saturday, March 28
⏰ 8:30 PM
📍 Landolt Astronomical Observatory (on top of Nicholson Hall)
Bring your curiosity and enjoy an evening under the stars.✨
Everyone is welcome—don’t miss it!
🔬🐞 Can insects help solve crimes?
Join us on April 11 at 1:00 PM at the EBRPL Main Library (Teen Meeting Room) for a free public talk with Dr. Kristen Healy from the LSU Department of Entomology!
📍 7711 Goodwood Blvd.
#WBTTW #GeauxScience
Join us on April 11 at 1:00 PM at the EBRPL Main Library (Teen Meeting Room) for a free public talk with Dr. Kristen Healy from the LSU Department of Entomology!
📍 7711 Goodwood Blvd.
#WBTTW #GeauxScience
March 16, 2026 at 2:06 PM
🔬🐞 Can insects help solve crimes?
Join us on April 11 at 1:00 PM at the EBRPL Main Library (Teen Meeting Room) for a free public talk with Dr. Kristen Healy from the LSU Department of Entomology!
📍 7711 Goodwood Blvd.
#WBTTW #GeauxScience
Join us on April 11 at 1:00 PM at the EBRPL Main Library (Teen Meeting Room) for a free public talk with Dr. Kristen Healy from the LSU Department of Entomology!
📍 7711 Goodwood Blvd.
#WBTTW #GeauxScience
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Come join us for a STAR PARTY! ✨
We’ll be observing the First Quarter Moon, Jupiter, and Saturn at Nicholson Hall!
📅 January 24, 2025
⏰ 7:30 PM
Perfect for students, families, and anyone who loves looking up at the night sky. 🌙💫
#LSU #Astronomy #StarParty #BatonRouge #Stargazing #PhysicsAndAstronomy
We’ll be observing the First Quarter Moon, Jupiter, and Saturn at Nicholson Hall!
📅 January 24, 2025
⏰ 7:30 PM
Perfect for students, families, and anyone who loves looking up at the night sky. 🌙💫
#LSU #Astronomy #StarParty #BatonRouge #Stargazing #PhysicsAndAstronomy
January 16, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Come join us for a STAR PARTY! ✨
We’ll be observing the First Quarter Moon, Jupiter, and Saturn at Nicholson Hall!
📅 January 24, 2025
⏰ 7:30 PM
Perfect for students, families, and anyone who loves looking up at the night sky. 🌙💫
#LSU #Astronomy #StarParty #BatonRouge #Stargazing #PhysicsAndAstronomy
We’ll be observing the First Quarter Moon, Jupiter, and Saturn at Nicholson Hall!
📅 January 24, 2025
⏰ 7:30 PM
Perfect for students, families, and anyone who loves looking up at the night sky. 🌙💫
#LSU #Astronomy #StarParty #BatonRouge #Stargazing #PhysicsAndAstronomy
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@lsu.bsky.social Astrophysicist Eric Burns is leading an investigation of a gamma-ray burst detected on July 2, 2025 that may expand on what scientists know about these powerful cosmic explosions.
✨Learn more here: https://www.lsu.edu/physics/news/burns_cosmic_burst.php
@lsuresearch.bsky.social
✨Learn more here: https://www.lsu.edu/physics/news/burns_cosmic_burst.php
@lsuresearch.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 4:46 PM
@lsu.bsky.social Astrophysicist Eric Burns is leading an investigation of a gamma-ray burst detected on July 2, 2025 that may expand on what scientists know about these powerful cosmic explosions.
✨Learn more here: https://www.lsu.edu/physics/news/burns_cosmic_burst.php
@lsuresearch.bsky.social
✨Learn more here: https://www.lsu.edu/physics/news/burns_cosmic_burst.php
@lsuresearch.bsky.social
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BR, stop doomscrolling and come look at actual stars 🤭
We’ve got a Star Party with telescopes aimed at the Moon, planets, and whatever else is glowing up there ✨
🎟️ Totally free
👨👩👧👦 Family friendly
🚫 Not wheelchair accessible
@lsuscience.bsky.social #LSUScience #LSUAstronomy #LSUPhysics #StarParty
We’ve got a Star Party with telescopes aimed at the Moon, planets, and whatever else is glowing up there ✨
🎟️ Totally free
👨👩👧👦 Family friendly
🚫 Not wheelchair accessible
@lsuscience.bsky.social #LSUScience #LSUAstronomy #LSUPhysics #StarParty
November 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
BR, stop doomscrolling and come look at actual stars 🤭
We’ve got a Star Party with telescopes aimed at the Moon, planets, and whatever else is glowing up there ✨
🎟️ Totally free
👨👩👧👦 Family friendly
🚫 Not wheelchair accessible
@lsuscience.bsky.social #LSUScience #LSUAstronomy #LSUPhysics #StarParty
We’ve got a Star Party with telescopes aimed at the Moon, planets, and whatever else is glowing up there ✨
🎟️ Totally free
👨👩👧👦 Family friendly
🚫 Not wheelchair accessible
@lsuscience.bsky.social #LSUScience #LSUAstronomy #LSUPhysics #StarParty
Huge congratulations to @lsu.bsky.social Prof. Jeffery Blackmon on being elected to the Chair-line of the @apsphysics.bsky.social Division of Nuclear Physics. 🎉
#lsuphysics #lsuastronomy #lsuscience #wbttw
#lsuphysics #lsuastronomy #lsuscience #wbttw
November 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Huge congratulations to @lsu.bsky.social Prof. Jeffery Blackmon on being elected to the Chair-line of the @apsphysics.bsky.social Division of Nuclear Physics. 🎉
#lsuphysics #lsuastronomy #lsuscience #wbttw
#lsuphysics #lsuastronomy #lsuscience #wbttw
We are excited to celebrate Dr. Eric Burns’ recent promotion to Associate Professor with tenure in the LSU Department of Physics & Astronomy! 🎉 bit.ly/4i6PnIn
November 12, 2025 at 9:50 PM
We are excited to celebrate Dr. Eric Burns’ recent promotion to Associate Professor with tenure in the LSU Department of Physics & Astronomy! 🎉 bit.ly/4i6PnIn
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✨ The stars are calling… and the Landolt Astronomical Observatory is open! ✨
Join us this fall for our public Star Party Nights—come see Saturn, Jupiter, and the Moon through our telescopes and learn about the wonders of the night sky. 🌌🔭
🎟️ Free & open to everyone!
Join us this fall for our public Star Party Nights—come see Saturn, Jupiter, and the Moon through our telescopes and learn about the wonders of the night sky. 🌌🔭
🎟️ Free & open to everyone!
July 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
✨ The stars are calling… and the Landolt Astronomical Observatory is open! ✨
Join us this fall for our public Star Party Nights—come see Saturn, Jupiter, and the Moon through our telescopes and learn about the wonders of the night sky. 🌌🔭
🎟️ Free & open to everyone!
Join us this fall for our public Star Party Nights—come see Saturn, Jupiter, and the Moon through our telescopes and learn about the wonders of the night sky. 🌌🔭
🎟️ Free & open to everyone!
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🔭✨ Star Party: Full Moon Edition! 🌚
🌕It’s a FULL MOON night — and you’re invited!
Join us at LSU’s Landolt Astronomical Observatory to witness the Moon shining at its brightest!
🌕It’s a FULL MOON night — and you’re invited!
Join us at LSU’s Landolt Astronomical Observatory to witness the Moon shining at its brightest!
April 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
🔭✨ Star Party: Full Moon Edition! 🌚
🌕It’s a FULL MOON night — and you’re invited!
Join us at LSU’s Landolt Astronomical Observatory to witness the Moon shining at its brightest!
🌕It’s a FULL MOON night — and you’re invited!
Join us at LSU’s Landolt Astronomical Observatory to witness the Moon shining at its brightest!
🧪 Dive into Discovery! 🌟 Join us for an exciting series of science presentations designed to inspire curiosity and ignite your love for learning. Perfect for students, educators, and the general public alike.
February 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
🧪 Dive into Discovery! 🌟 Join us for an exciting series of science presentations designed to inspire curiosity and ignite your love for learning. Perfect for students, educators, and the general public alike.
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Join us for a spectacular Star Party at LSU’s Landolt Astronomical Observatory! 🔭 Witness the Moon, planets, and deep-space wonders up close. Check our socials regularly for updates on how weather may impact public nights. @lsu.bsky.social @lsuscience.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Join us for a spectacular Star Party at LSU’s Landolt Astronomical Observatory! 🔭 Witness the Moon, planets, and deep-space wonders up close. Check our socials regularly for updates on how weather may impact public nights. @lsu.bsky.social @lsuscience.bsky.social
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February 8, 2025, gave us clear skies and incredible views! 🔭✨ We spotted the Moon in detail, Jupiter shining bright, and even some deep-space nebulas. Thanks to everyone who joined us at the Landolt Astronomical Observatory—see you at the next one! @lsuphysastro.bsky.social @lsuscience.bsky.social
February 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
February 8, 2025, gave us clear skies and incredible views! 🔭✨ We spotted the Moon in detail, Jupiter shining bright, and even some deep-space nebulas. Thanks to everyone who joined us at the Landolt Astronomical Observatory—see you at the next one! @lsuphysastro.bsky.social @lsuscience.bsky.social
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🗓️Mark your calendars! 🌙🌌 Our upcoming Star Party events are almost here. 📍 Location: LSU’s Landolt Astronomical Observatory, located on top of Nicholson Hall
Keep an eye on the skies (and our page) for more details! 🔭 @lsu.bsky.social @lsuphysastro.bsky.social @lsuscience.bsky.social
Keep an eye on the skies (and our page) for more details! 🔭 @lsu.bsky.social @lsuphysastro.bsky.social @lsuscience.bsky.social
January 6, 2025 at 5:47 PM
🗓️Mark your calendars! 🌙🌌 Our upcoming Star Party events are almost here. 📍 Location: LSU’s Landolt Astronomical Observatory, located on top of Nicholson Hall
Keep an eye on the skies (and our page) for more details! 🔭 @lsu.bsky.social @lsuphysastro.bsky.social @lsuscience.bsky.social
Keep an eye on the skies (and our page) for more details! 🔭 @lsu.bsky.social @lsuphysastro.bsky.social @lsuscience.bsky.social
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Joseph Giaime is an @lsuphysastro.bsky.social professor and the head of LIGO, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory in Livingston, Louisiana. He helped enable its Nobel Prize-winning detection of gravitational waves in 2015. (🧵 4/6)
December 17, 2024 at 4:50 PM
Joseph Giaime is an @lsuphysastro.bsky.social professor and the head of LIGO, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory in Livingston, Louisiana. He helped enable its Nobel Prize-winning detection of gravitational waves in 2015. (🧵 4/6)
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Throw back to our November 2024 Star Party event! All photos were taken through our various telescopes🔭 While some turned out better than others, they offer a glimpse of the incredible wonders visible from our observatory!🪐 #LSU #LSUScience @lsu.bsky.social @lsuscience.bsky.social
December 18, 2024 at 5:47 PM
Throw back to our November 2024 Star Party event! All photos were taken through our various telescopes🔭 While some turned out better than others, they offer a glimpse of the incredible wonders visible from our observatory!🪐 #LSU #LSUScience @lsu.bsky.social @lsuscience.bsky.social
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LSU Phys & Astro researchers tested a new technique to reduce "cosmic noise" in gravitational-wave detectors, improving clarity, just like adjusting a camera lens. This breakthrough will enable more precise study of distant cosmic events, like black hole mergers and even the origins of the universe.
A new advance in optical spring tracking could improve our observations of distant cosmic events, such as the merging of black holes: bit.ly/4giljra
The technique matches the frequency of chirps with a tunable optical spring to reduce #quantum noise in gravitational wave detectors.
🧪⚛️💡
The technique matches the frequency of chirps with a tunable optical spring to reduce #quantum noise in gravitational wave detectors.
🧪⚛️💡
December 6, 2024 at 5:48 PM
LSU Phys & Astro researchers tested a new technique to reduce "cosmic noise" in gravitational-wave detectors, improving clarity, just like adjusting a camera lens. This breakthrough will enable more precise study of distant cosmic events, like black hole mergers and even the origins of the universe.